interpolating

Verb

interpolate (third-person singular simple present interpolates, present participle interpolating, simple past and past participle interpolated)

1. (intransitive, transitive) To introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text.
   • in verse 74, the second line is clearly interpolated, probably by some unknown medieval scribe
2. To estimate the value of a function between two tabulated points.
3. During the course of processing some data, and in response to a directive in that data, to fetch data from a different source and process it in-line along with the original data.
   • A macro is invoked in the same way as a request; a control line beginning .xx will interpolate the contents of macro xx.2007, Joseph F. Ossanna, Nroff/Troff User's manual

   Synonyms:

   transclude